Chapter 332: Interviews with higher and higher levels
Oops, sorry, sorry, Wanfen, sorry, I was very busy in the morning, but I made an error while busy. I only modified it and did not click to save it. I am sorry for making such a low-level mistake. I put my hands together to ask for forgiveness!
"I think there is no problem," Feng Yiping nodded.
"Thank you, please follow me,"
As everyone was keenly watching, Feng Yiping followed Walker and walked towards the white house in front.
"It's the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Evans, right?" someone asked, "Is he not nervous?"
Yes, for those here, Evans, the Secretary of Commerce of the United States, is familiar with him. He often speaks on behalf of the US government, which is definitely a big talk in the eyes of these entrepreneurs who follow up.
For example, what everyone cannot accept the most is their view: the Chinese government has provided subsidies to almost all export companies! The means include low-priced land, low-interest loans, and export tax rebates.
This argument is really ridiculous. How many companies with export rights in my country or companies exporting through foreign trade companies can enjoy low-priced land and low-interest loans?
And like the United States on other issues, such as the human rights issue they often talk about, when criticizing others, they always don’t take care of themselves first.
What they call another subsidy, export tax rebate, is actually a common rule.
Regarding international trade, people who know about it know that there is a rule between countries: avoid double taxation.
That is, a commodity can only be levied once during its passage.
Taking the value-added tax mainly involved in export tax rebates as an example, it was already levied once when it was produced in the exporting country, but when it was in the importing country, it would be levied once according to the corresponding value-added tax rate of the importing country. If no measures were taken, a double tax would be formed.
Therefore, the practice is that exported goods are only levied by the importing country.
This is what domestic export tax rebate means, just refunding the value-added tax that is levied first. This is an international rule, and what is a subsidy?
But the Ministry of Commerce, which Mr. Evans is in charge of, is not just a talk, but they are even more vague in doing it.
In October, when the two countries were discussing matters related to the visit, Evans led a team to the country, and what he was talking about was naturally a trade deficit. After that, on November 12, our country's procurement team made large purchases in the United States, and the orders listed exceeded 10 billion US dollars, including aircraft, automobiles, agricultural products, etc.
Obviously, this approach shows China's sincerity to reduce its trade deficit, but on November 18, the United States announced the establishment of new quota restrictions on three major categories of textiles exported to the United States by China.
This directly affected the ruling of more than 10 million textile workers in China. Of course, we must also respond. Therefore, the Ministry of Commerce urgently notified that the Chinese agricultural product purchasing group, which was originally scheduled to visit the United States on November 19, postponed its travel. The group is expected to bring US$3 billion in orders.
Just two days after our country took countermeasures, on November 21, the U.S. Department of Commerce made another ruling to impose anti-dumping duties on furnishable casting tubes from China.
As soon as the US finished speaking, the next day our Ministry of Commerce made a final anti-dumping ruling on imported toluene diisocyanate originating in the United States and other places.
Two days after we made the ruling, on the 24th, the US Department of Commerce ruled to impose anti-dumping tariffs on color TVs exported by China's Konka, Changhong, TCL and other companies to the United States...
For many unrelated ordinary people, these things are just a news on the news broadcast that they don’t like to watch. For some experts, this is just a normal "friction" between the two countries in the WTO framework.
But for these companies that are following up, this may be a major issue that directly affects their livelihoods. Sanctions are punished by this and that. Then next time, who knows that they will not punish their industry?
Therefore, the US Department of Commerce, which often wields the big stick of sanctions, is really awe of the companies that follow up. There is no way. The decision of this department may directly affect whether everyone can eat meat or not drink soup next, and they can't live a life.
But Feng Yiping looked nervous at this moment.
It is worthy of being Feng Yiping!
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Of course, Feng Yiping is not nervous. These people in the US government cabinet are not like the officials in our government who are gradually rising from the grassroots level, and they are directly appointed by the president.
For example, Evans made great efforts during the Bush Jr.'s campaign, raising 100 million yuan in campaign funds and finally got this position.
As we all know, the Bush family from Texas has a strong oil background, and Donald Louis Evans, before that, was the chairman of energy giant Tom Brown Natural Gas, a giant oil company.
So, this is a businessman. When communicating with him, he will not have any ideas on the same channel as when communicating with some domestic officials. There will be no gap.
Feng Yiping is not afraid of the best businessmen in the world. He has dealt with the most talented group of American businessmen. How could he be afraid of an American businessman who is not too talented?
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Feng Yiping was taken to a conference room for two minutes. A middle-aged man with strong aura and gray hair walked in and greeted Feng Yiping as if he had known him for a long time, "Hi Feng, I'm Evans,"
Unlike the respectfulness in front of the ministers in China, Feng Yiping is much more casual now, stretching out one hand to shake hands with him, "Hello Mr. Minister, thank you for meeting me when you are so busy,"
"Haha, it's really busy," said Evans, looking at the staff who were walking around in a hurry, "Go out for a walk?"
"OK,"
So, the people in the follow-up team were surprised to see that Feng Yiping had just entered the White House and walked out after a middle-aged man, "That's Evans,"
They naturally all know this guy who is likely to affect their jobs.
Then many people laughed sincerely, "Mr. Feng is so cool now!"
This is cool, not that cool.
Evans put his hands in his pockets, lifted the hem of his suit back, and said something while walking with a smile, while Feng Yiping put his hands behind his back, slowly walking parallel to him, talking to Evans freely while looking around leisurely.
They are very familiar with the style and attitude. They are very common in domestic news, and they are very vivid and visually evident in the inspection of cadres.
Although they were walking side by side and younger than the one next to them, when outsiders looked, they would feel like Feng Yiping was the main one.
Many of the people here have done this. Sometimes they will walk like this when they visit the following companies or inspect companies that want to become their own parts suppliers.
Inspecting the home of the US president, walking freely on his lawn, and facing Evans, who was a bit awe-inspiring by all the merchants who exported to the United States, it was such a very equal and even initiative. Therefore, the attitude of being a little higher, so entrepreneurs think that Feng Yiping will be very chic and enjoy it!
After returning, this matter can definitely be regarded as one of the most exciting scenes of this trip. Share it with caring and curious people. Although Feng Yiping is the one who acts very awesome, he is also a member of our Chinese businessmen, isn’t he?
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However, the issues Feng Yiping and the others are not easy to discuss at this moment. After thanking him with great sincerity for his large investment in the United States, Evans turned the topic to the work he has been doing recently. "Feng, you are a Chinese and have very successful investments in the United States and have a very good understanding of the national conditions of the United States and China. In addition, as we all know, you are also a very outstanding business theorist. The theory you proposed can be said to have subverted the business model that mainly competes with your opponents. So, what do you think of the current unequal trade between the United States and China?"
"You know, from the absolute data, in the 14 years since 1989 and the present, China's increasing exports to my country have lost at least 1.4 million job opportunities. You know very well what this means in our country,"
To be honest, Evans highly appreciated Feng Yiping. Of course, to a certain extent, this is not to him personally. As the Secretary of Commerce, he appreciates all those who have made large investments in the United States.
"From my point of view, this conclusion is ridiculous," Feng Yiping said very rudely.
Ridiculous? Evans's face immediately sank, and his subordinates all said that this was believed to be a very humble and polite young man. Is this humble and polite?
"Mr. Minister, don't you think so?" Feng Yiping seemed to have not seen Evans's change of face.
"Yes, it is true that the export of some of your country's products has led to the decline of some industries in your country. However, we all know that this is the consequence of free trade and free competition, right?"
"I think you know better than anyone else. Judging from the current situation, the industries that have been affected more greatly are backward production capacity destined to be eliminated in the global competition, right?"
"And, Mr. Minister, you are different from those from those of the corporate union. You must have seen other figures. In the past 14 years, overall, the United States has increased 20 million jobs, people's living standards have been improved, and manufacturing output has increased by 45%. I'm right!"
"Although it cannot be said that this is all due to trade with China, it is obvious that trade with China has not caused obvious harm to the US economy. On the contrary, trade with China is beneficial to the US economy,"
"Then, let alone, the high-quality products provided by Chinese companies," Feng Yiping is still rejecting my country's products, and is labeled as "good quality and low price". "Not only provides more choices for the American people, but also saves them at least $20 billion in living costs every year, right?"
Feng Yiping told these information that could be collected in the mass media in the United States one by one. Evans also went from being shocked and angry at the beginning, to being relieved later, to being surprised now. I have to say that this is really a very excellent young man. No wonder he can have a place in Silicon Valley where competition is so fierce.
He stretched out his hand, "Although your perspective is one-sided, I really appreciate you a young man with his own opinions and look forward to your other investments," he said.
"I will, Mr. Minister," Feng Yiping shook hands and said goodbye.
In such occasions, you can't keep up with it. If you talk about the question of "Is it one-sided or you one-sided", you can be sure.
"We also look forward to our trade becoming more and more prosperous with your active efforts."
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Not long after Feng Yiping returned to his position, the Prime Minister had arrived at the White House. It can be seen that the salutes there were ready.
"What's wrong with everyone? Why are you looking at me like this?" Feng Yiping, who was standing, looked at everyone's eyes and said unnaturally.
"It's nothing. We admire you very much for Mr. Feng. Really, I admire you very much. You have greatly improved your face for us," Mr. Wu patted him gently on his shoulder.
"That's it," "Yes," more and more people patted his shoulders.
Feng Yiping was confused, why did he make everyone's face "big" again?
"Mr. Feng, tell me, what have you talked about with that Evans?"
"Oh, nothing, we just exchanged some views on trade between the two countries," Feng Yiping said concisely.
"You are awesome! You are awesome!" Everyone expressed their opinions unanimously.
Feng Yiping said again and again that I was very stressed when a group of uncles like you looked at them like this.
At this moment, the salute started to sound, Feng Yiping counted for a total of 19 sounds, followed by Bush, who accompanied the Prime Minister, began to review the guard of honor...
What's next, okay, they're fine.
The Prime Minister and Bush Jr. will first have a small-scale talks in the Oval Office, and then have a large-scale talks with more members of Bush Jr.'s cabinet... Of course, Feng Yiping and others will not be able to participate in these.
After the grand welcome ceremony, these entrepreneurs will visit the American Chamber of Commerce.
However, when he was about to leave the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with the delegation and rush to the next China-US entrepreneurs forum, a staff member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hurried over, "President Feng, please come with me to prepare. President Bush, I want to meet you," (To be continued.)
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Chapter completed!